Innovation Institute 2022

Trying to reach your teachers and running out of time? Need quick and easy ways to present new information to staff? This session will cover how to incorporate ideas such as tech tuesday, potty pd, and other avenues to share professional development tidbits with staff.

Do your current lessons have a great foundation…but might be a little outdated? Or maybe the bones of the content are strong, but the method needs an upgrade and a fresh, new look? No need to list and sell that lesson…All you have on your hands is a Fixer Upper! Come learn about how to effectively implement the SAMR Model into your curriculum with a variety of tools and resources that will give your old lesson NEW LIFE! (Bring your device and an already-created lesson or standard that you might want to transform into a meaningful tech-implemented “fixer upper.” This session is perfect for participants of all skill levels!)

Canva for Education brings the power of Canva for personal use directly into the classroom. Learn how you and your students can design and make stunning presentations, infographics, websites, and more! Canva for Education helps you make a truly inspirational impression. https://bit.ly/MagicCanva

Do you struggle to keep up with all the new Google Workspace features? Join this session to learn the latest updates and learn about the great new features Google has rolled out.

During our time teaching virtually, teachers discovered the need for an online whiteboard that could be used to share information and also allow students to be engaged in the learning. Enter Google Jamboard. While Jamboard is an online whiteboard, it is also so much more! This session will share the basics of Jamboard and also how to create engaging lessons and activities for students.

Is Docs just for word processing, Sheets just for numbers, and Slides just for presentations? No! Just like MacGyver can re-purpose a cardboard tube, stapler, and bubble gum to make a fully functioning jet pack, you and your students can use technology in creative and inventive ways. See how ordinary Google tools can be used to create stop-motion animation, interactive images, blackout poetry, pixel art, and so much more!

While I teach high school, any of these activities can be altered to use with your students. Sometimes no skill level is necessary; students are learning something. Sometimes knowledge of material is needed; assessment is given. Sometimes critical and quick thinking are needed; the puzzles get harder as we do them. I want the students to have fun and leave my class remembering that fun and connecting it to the material we do together.

Google Classroom is a powerful tool that has a wide variety of features. In this session, you will be challenged to level up one of your existing Classes, or explore an assortment of resources and tutorials to inspire and support you as you engage in a new Google Classroom journey!

This session will focus on the engagement piece (often called the "Will" issue) in Response to Intervention (RTI) in virtual and hybrid settings. However, we feel that our process would be equally effective in a traditional face to face setting and welcome all attendees. We will share what we have done (what worked and what did not), how we survived the virtual influx of the 2020-2021 school year, and how we have adjusted and improved our process for the 2021-2022 school year. We will share our detailed sequential process, focusing on how we manage all the data and moving pieces using Google Forms, Google Sheets, and Google Docs.. As an added bonus we will include how our RTI team uses technology to collaborate with teachers, advisors, counselors, social workers, and admin to ensure that each student's individual needs are being addressed to offer them the best possible opportunity for success in virtual.